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ABSTRACT Rust preventatives are provided comprising divalent metal salts of the formula: wherein the R groups are independently selected from methyl, hydrogen, and decyl of the formula: wherein n = 0 to 3; and wherein from two to three R groups are decyl, zero to two R groups are methyl, and zero to two R groups are hydrogen; and M is a divalent metal selected from Mg, Ca, Ba, and Zn. Useful intermediates for preparing the said rust preventatives are also provided. |